Best of Bootstrapping: Capital Efficient Entrepreneurs Turn $1M into $80M

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Motili CEO Jeff Wilkins and his co-founder had turned $1 million of personal investment into $80 million in revenue. Pretty capital-efficient, this entrepreneur’s journey! Motili was acquired by Daikin/Goodman in 2019. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start with where your story begins. Where are you from? Where

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped to Over $10M from Australia

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  This is another wonderful story of a founder who diligently scaled his startup. DNA Behavior Founder Hugh Massie had bootstrapped to over $10 Million in revenue when we spoke in 2017. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped to $80M from Canada

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Adding to our incredible roster of stories of entrepreneurs who have bootstrapped decisively, Power2Motivate CEO Rob Purdy’s story as shared with me in 2017 is an incredible journey of precise execution. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you

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January 4 – 628th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 628th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 p.m. India IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea. You’ll receive straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and answers to any of your questions. Others

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped a Virtual Company to Over $5 Million

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Can you bootstrap a virtual company to over $5 million? Renaissance Periodization CEO Nick Shaw has done just that. He has built a very interesting e-learning company and addressed scalability with nifty strategic choices. You’ll learn a lot from our conversation from 2018. Sramana Mitra:

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped a 2-Sided Marketplace to $10M

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  CEO Sal Akbani had bootstrapped Gateway Classic Cars to over $10 million in revenue when we spoke in 2017. This is a great story of how a two-sided marketplace was masterfully seeded and scaled in a niche market. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped Follow-on Venture to Over $100M

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  I have long believed that Go BIG or Go HOME is complete BS. I have seen entrepreneur after entrepreneur build a small but profitable, slower growth business as a first outing, followed by a much larger, higher growth business as a follow-on venture. When we

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Best of Bootstrapping: Master Bootstrappers with Over $1B in Exits

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  There’s a GIGANTIC myth in the startup ecosystem. Go BIG or Go HOME! Raise GOBS of venture capital. Otherwise, you can’t build anything big. It’s GIGANTIC BS! Watch this inspiring 2 minute 09 second video and learn how the Turakhia brothers have created over a

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